Factors Related to Health Promotion of Diabetic Patients Banmi Distric, Lopburi Province.

Abstract

     This cross-sectional survey research aimed to study factors that related to health promotion of diabetic patients Banmi District, Lopburi Province. The samples of this study consisted of 286 diabetic patients who were 35 years old and over and to be cured at banmi hospital Lopburi Province. These samples were selected by usingstratified 35 years old and over random sampling technique. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires during the 22^nd July 2014 to the 8^th August 2014. Data were then analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square, Pearson’s correlation coefficient statistics, and multiple regression analysis with stepwise.
     The results of this study showed that the diabetic patients indicated three levels of their health promotion; at a moderate level of 57.0%, at a high level of 36.4%, and at a low level of 6.6% respectively. According to the factors related to health promotion of diabetic patients. they were statistically significant (p-value<0.05), and the factors included age, knowledge and attitudes towards health promotion, and social support. The factors influencing and expecting
to predict the health promotion of diabetic patients were statistically significant (p-value<0.05) and these factors included social support, age, attitudes towards health promotion. And the factor that could be best predicted by considering the Beta value was the social support.
     The results of this study suggested that responsible agencies in the area should promote health of diabetic patients by focusing on social support and adjusting the attitudes towards health promotion.